With more and more images and videos being available in the compressed
format, researchers have started taking interest in the aspect of designing
algorithms for different image operations directly in their domains of representation.
This would not only avoid the inverse and forward transformation
steps and potentially make the...
Create Fantastic Web Sites with Advice From Some of the Best in the Industry
Professional Web Design presents guidelines for professional Web development, including communicating with clients, creating a road map to a successful portfolio, rules for professional networking, and tips on designing user interfaces for business...
The industry-leading study guide for the CISA exam, fully updated
More than 27,000 IT professionals take the Certified Information Systems Auditor exam each year. SC Magazine lists the CISA as the top certification for security professionals. Compliances, regulations, and best practices for IS auditing are updated...
In the first edition of this book, we focused on what we called the "High Availability Database Administrator." However, that term led G to the question of just what is meant by High Availability? As a term bandied about among database administrators, this can have different meanings depending on who is interpreting it, who has to...
As I look back on my career at Microsoft, I feel fortunate
to have had a front-row seat to witness an incredible
shift in how people and organizations communicate and interact.
I started at Microsoft in October 1994—about a year after
America Online released AOL 1.0 for Windows. As early adopters
of social media,...
PROBLEM-SOLVING CASES IN MICROSOFT ACCESS AND EXCEL, 9th Edition helps you apply the Access database management system and Excel spreadsheet to effectively analyze and solve real-world, business problems. Six individual tutorials build a practical knowledge of each software application's capabilities, while twelve all-new case studies...
Creating web pages was fairly straight-forward—in the early 1990's. Today, there are many, often competing technologies available for creating a web experience. Remarkably, all these differing technologies and strategies interoperate in a relatively seamless way to serve the billions of people who use the World Wide Web and the...
Social networking has become a driving force on the Internet. Many people are part of at least one social network, while more often people are members of many different communities. For this reason many business people are trying to capitalize on this movement and are in a rush to put up their own social network. As the growth of social...
This book is a complete guide to Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) from a service-oriented architecture (SOA) perspective. With each new version of the .NET Framework, Microsoft has improved many key areas of WCF. In .NET 4.0, Microsoft has given developers a better experience and enabled them to become more productive. The book not only...
Oracle Application Express (APEX) is a rapid web application development tool integrated directly into the Oracle database. APEX is a completely web-based application featuring many ready to use components, allowing developers to build and deploy professional web applications rapidly. Using SQL and PL/SQL as the development language it...
Panda3D is a free and open source game engine. It has been used successfully by hobbyists as well as big studios to create games ranging from quick prototypes to full-scale commercial MMOs. Panda3D makes it easy to use models, textures, and sounds to create impressive interactive experiences. With this book, you too will be able to leverage...
Microsoft Excel 2011 for the Mac OS X is a powerful application, but many of its most impressive features can be difficult to find. Guy Hart-Davis' Learn Excel 2011 for Mac is a practical, hands-on approach to learning all of the details of Excel 2011 to get work done efficiently on Mac OS X. From using formulas and...